This essay, on the need to challenge blasphemy restriction, was published in the Observer on 31 March 2024 under the headline “What a teacher in hiding can tell us about our failure to tackle intolerance”. Three years ago, on 25 March 2021, a teacher from Batley Grammar School (BGS) in West Yorkshire was forced into hiding after a religious studies class he gave led to protests from Muslim parents and to death threats. Today, that incident has been largely forgotten. Except by the teacher. He can’t forget it […]

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